Sebastien Loeb is no longer a driver in the World Rally Championship. I can still hardly take it in as I type it. And I had absolutely no idea just how emotional his final rally would be... emotional that is for everybody but the man himself. Loeb, you see, is not a crier.

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David Evans is the rallies editor of Autosport and Motorsport News. A successful rally driving father ensured an early introduction to motorsport and, fascinated as he was by rallying, the fourth estate was of equal interest. Having read (or at least looked at the pictures) from the age of two, he joined <i>Motoring News</i> in 1996 and later moved to Autosport in 2002.

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